Jodrell Bank has been selected as a possible location for future film or TV productions.

The Lovell telescope has been identified as a unique attraction and added to a database compiled by the Cheshire Film Office, which is part of a campaign to attract blockbuster movies and TV dramas to the county.

And even homeowners have the chance to put forward their private property as a film location.

Now producers will be given the chance to look over the famous astronomy facility as a potential setting for their next production.

The county's film ambassador, Christine Colvern, said: 'Cheshire has such a diversity of locations to offer that I could be asked for anything. Anyone interested in turning their home into a film location can get in touch. Everything has potential as far as producers are concerned.'

Ms Colvern has built up a database of 7,000 images but admits she is still looking for more.

She added: 'I only have two schools and I am always on the lookout for more. It can be a way of making some extra cash for school funds.'

The Cheshire Film Office was launched at Castle Park, Frodsham in February in a bid to entice film companies to the county, as Cheshire's on-screen profile has been mostly limited to stately homes.

For more than 40 years, the 250ft Lovell Telescope has been a familiar feature of the Cheshire landscape and an internationally renowned landmark in the world of astronomy.